Lift Your Spirits

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• Ecstatic dance to lift your spirits

• Yogi Of The Week Award: This weeks winner...

• Tips Of The Day: Breathing Techniques For Yoga...

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TODAY'S LEARNINGEcstatic dance to lift your spirits

Imagine this…

You walk into a garden filled with people looking as anxious as you about what’s to come.

The person leading the ecstatic dance experience tells you that they will be guiding you to move freely through a series of songs designed to help you dance without inhibition - eeeek!

It starts slowly. You begin with a few guided stretches to warm up your body before eventually standing up and swaying your body to soothing sounds.

As the music starts to switch towards something with more of a beat, you can’t help but find yourself getting into the swing of things. You take a quick glance around you and notice that not only is nobody looking at you, but they seem to be wrapped up in their very own world of dance.

You start to get into the music, letting your inhibitions go and allowing your to body move without rules.

You feel the ground beneath your feet, you feel connected to the sky above you.

And most of all, you feel secure surrounded by all of these beautiful people.

When the music finishes, you can’t believe that it’s already over.

But the good news? You can create the same environment for yourself at home!

Ecstatic dance is all about moving freely to music that lifts your spirits in order to feel more deeply connected to yourself and the world around you.

To create the experience at home, all you need is to search for (or create!) an ecstatic dance playlist. Once you’ve found your playlist, it’s all about getting the environment right…

Pick your dance floor - inside or outside (the only requirement is that you have enough space to move freely!).

Burn some incense.

Light a candle.

Place your yoga mat on the floor.

Get your journal ready.

And dance.

Once you’re finished, you might like to free-write about your experience, how you’re feeling, and any goals that you would like to achieve in the near future.

Ecstatic dance has a way of helping us to remember that anything is possible.

We are so excited for you to try it!

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POSITIVE NEWS OF THE DAY

In Baltimore's Inner Harbor, the sous cook of a popular restaurant called Philips Seafood took off his apron and put on a cape to save a driver who was drowning.

In mid-March, a man who hasn't been named drove straight into the cold and dirty harbor water after what stories say was a mental health breakdown. When sous chef Tom Walsh saw this, he jumped in to help him.

Witness Cher Briscoe said, "I hope he's okay." "But I hope the person who saved him gets a prize and some money."

YOGI OF THE WEEK

The Winner: This week’s winner is Christel. Here is what she wrote to us. Thank you for your support and kind words Christel. We really do appreciate it.

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TIPS OF THE DAYBreathing Techniques For Yoga

Begin each of these energy-balancing breathing exercises from a stable, balanced, upright seat. You may want to start with several rounds of Dirga to settle the mind before trying one of the other pranayama practices. After you finish, sit quietly and observe sensations in the body.

Dirga Pranayama (Three-Part Breath)

Inhale deeply through your nose, first expanding your belly, then your rib cage and chest. Exhale through your nose, guiding your breath out from the chest first, ribs second, and belly last. (Visualize your breath pouring into and out of the torso like water in a glass. Place your hands on your belly and rib cage to give yourself a connection to the practice.) Repeat for several rounds or several minutes.

Kapalabhati (Skull Shining Breath)

Inhale and pause. Contract your abdominals as you completely exhale out of your nose, drawing your navel in and up. Completely relax your belly and allow your breath to be vacuumed back in passively. Continue for multiple rounds at your own pace and intensity. When you’re ready to end, inhale deeply through your nose. Hold your breath for a moment, then exhale and come back to your natural breath.

Anuloma Viloma (Alternate-Nostril Breathing)

Rest your left hand on your knee in Gyan Mudra and bring your right hand into Vishnu Mudra—first and middle finger folded toward your palm; thumb, ring finger, and pinkie extended. Use your thumb to block off your right nostril. Inhale through your left nostril, and pause your breath for a few moments. Then block your left nostril with your ring finger and exhale out your right nostril. Inhale through the right, pause, then block your right nostril, and exhale out your left nostril. That’s one round. With each round, allow the inhalations, exhalations, and pauses to lengthen. End with an exhalation out of your left nostril.

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